Sakutō, Okayama

Sakutō

作東町
Sakutō 作東町
Former municipality
	Former Sakutō town hall
	Sakutō Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°1′16.3″N 134°13′52.6″E / 35.021194°N 134.231278°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Aida
Merged	March 31, 2005; (now part of Mimasaka)
Area
• Total	109.03 km2 (42.10 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	7,577
• Density	69.49/km2 (180.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Cherry blossom
Tree	Maple

Sakutō (作東町, Sakutō-chō) was a town located in Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,577 and a density of 69.49 persons per km². The total area was 109.03 km².

On March 31, 2005, Sakutō, along with the towns of Mimasaka (former), Aida and Ōhara, the village of Higashiawakura (all from Aida District), and the town of Katsuta (from Katsuta District), was merged to create the city of Mimasaka.^[1]^[2]

Geography[edit]

Adjoining municipalities[edit]

Education[edit]

Emi Elementary School
Doi Elementary School
Awai Elementary School
Yoshino Elementary School (Closure in 2008)
Sakutō Junior High School
Okayama Prefectural Emi Commercial High School (Closure in 2009)

Sister cities[edit]

Transportation[edit]

Railways[edit]

West Japan Railway Company
- Kishin Line
  - Mimasaka-Doi Station - Mimasaka-Emi Station

Road[edit]

Expressways:
- Chūgoku Expressway
  - Sakutō Interchange
National highways:
- Route 179
- Route 429
Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 5 (Sakutō-Ōhara)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 46 (Wake-Sasame-Sakutō)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 161 (Ichiba-Sayō)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 358 (Sagisu-Mizoguchi)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 360 (Manzen-Mimasaka)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 365 (Kamifukuhara-Sayō)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 479 (Seto-Munakake)

Notable places and events[edit]

Valentine Park Sakutō

References[edit]

(一)^ データでみる県勢: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 国勢社. 2006. p. 97. 2005 年3月31日に勝田町、大原町、東粟倉村、美作町、作東町、英田町が合併して誕生した。 (二)^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147. Katsuta-cho, Ohara-cho, Higashiawakura-son, Mimasaka-cho, Sakuto-cho and Aida-cho were incorporated into a newly established Mimasaka-shi as of March 31, 2005.

External links[edit]

Official website of Mimasaka in Japanese

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